Preositions With Place (Position and Direction)

Question 1

Fill in the preposition:

Do you want to go ……… Ireland for a holiday?
Do you want to go …… London to see the Christmas lights

Answer 1

To

(Movement to a place or country)

Question 2

Fill in the preposition:

I left my keys ….. the van
I put my umbrella ….. the taxi

Answer 2

In

Vehicles car and taxi, NOT aeroplane, bus, train

Question 3

Fill in the preposition:

The bag is on the floor,……… the table
The dog is hiding ……… the blanket

Answer 3

Under

(On the ground, lower than or covered by, something else)

Question 4

Fill in the preposition:

I picked this lemon………… the tree on the terrace

Answer 4

From

(In the sense of where from)

Question 5

Fill in the preposition:

The cat jumped ……….. the table

Answer 5

Onto

(Movement to and on the top of something)

Question 6

Fill in the preposition:

Let’s eat dinner ……. the table

Answer 6

At

(For table)

Question 7

Fill in the preposition:

You have to be ……. 17 years of age to drink alcohol

Answer 7

Over

(Meaning more than)

Question 8

Fill in the preposition:

The water was lower than my bum, but ……. my knees.

Answer 8

Above

(Higher than something else, but no necessarily directly over it)

Question 9

Fill in the preposition:

This is the most beautiful place …… the world
There’s a lot of blue ……. this picture

Answer 9

In

(Picture/world)

Question 10

Fill in the preposition:

Put a jacket ……. your shirt
The duvet is …… the bed

Answer 10

Over

(Covered by something else)

Question 11

Fill in the preposition:

You have to walk ………. the bridge to reach the Old Area

Answer 11

Over/across

(Getting to the other side)

Question 12

Fill in the preposition:

London lies ……. the Thames

Answer 12

On

(For a place with a river)

Question 13

Fill in the preposition:

I saw a burglar going ……… the house
Aia went ……… the kitchen to find food

Answer 13

Into

(Enter a room or building)

Question 14

Fill in the preposition:

I saw a good film …… television last night
I heard a new song ….. the radio
He found the file ……. the computer

Answer 14

On

(For television, radio, computer)

Question 15

Fill in the preposition:

You’re sitting ……. my left side

Answer 15

On

(For a certain side; left, right)

Question 16

Fill in the preposition:

The fish are …….. the surface

Answer 16

Below

(Lower than something but above ground)

Question 17

Fill in the preposition:

The book is …. the table

Answer 17

On

(Being on a surface)

Question 18

Fill in the preposition:

The picture is hanging …. the wall

Answer 18

On

(Attached)

Question 19

Fill in the preposition:

Let’s get ….. the plane
We are going to ride …… a bus

Answer 19

On

(For public transport)

Question 20

Fill in the preposition:

Jane is standing……..the car
The banana is ……..the apple

Answer 20

By, next to, beside

(Left or right of somebody or something)

Question 21

Fill in the preposition:

Children should go …….. bed earlier than their parents

Answer 21

To

(Used for the process of going to bed)

Question 22

Fill in the preposition:

I am ….. the kitchen
She is ….. the civic offices
I was born …… Emsworth
There are lots of shops …… Main Street

Answer 22

In

(Room, building, town, street)

Question 23

Fill in the preposition:

I saw Luis ….. a concert
We drank horrible wine ….. the party

Answer 23

At

(For events)

Question 24

Fill in the preposition:

This building has 5 floors, which floor does Luis live …….?
The ladies department is ….. the 4th floor

Answer 24

On

(For a floor in a building)

Question 25

Fill in the preposition:

I had to climb ……… the wall to fetch the ball.

Answer 25

Over

(Overcoming an obstacle)

Question 26

Fill in the preposition:

Luis was scared of driving ……….. Eurotúnel

The mud was very thick, we had trouble walking …….. it.

Answer 26

Through

(Something with limits, on top, bottom and the sides)

Question 27

Fill in the preposition:

There’s a strange man …… the door

Answer 27

At

(Meaning next to, by an object)

Question 28

Fill in the preposition:

They were heading ………… the German border

Answer 28

Towards

(Movement in the direction of something)

Question 29

Fill in the preposition:

I had to swim …….. the lake to get to the other side.
It was difficult to get ……. the road, there was so much traffic.

Answer 29

Across

(Getting to the other side)

Question 30

Fill in the preposition:

I read it …… a book

Answer 30

In

(Book, magazine, paper, etc)

Question 31

Fill in the preposition:

Shall we go …….. the cinema tonight?
We are going …….. Kay’s tomorrow.

Answer 31

To

(Movement to person or building)

Question 32

Fill in the preposition:

We saw a good film …….. the cinema
I met an old colleague …… work

Answer 32

At

(Place where you are doing something typical; watch a film, study, work)